PLIN011 Transcription of Spoken Czech

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Zdeňka Hladká, Dr. (lecturer)
Mgr. Dana Hlaváčková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Zdeňka Hladká, Dr.
Department of Czech Language – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jaroslava Vybíralová
Supplier department: Department of Czech Language – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 14:00–15:40 G13
Prerequisites
Previous experience with transcriptions is an advantage, but they are not necessary.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Abstract
In the autumn semester of 2021, the course will focus on making recordings and their transcription for the Institute of the Czech National Corpus. Students will thus contribute to building a new spoken corpus. It is possible to get a financial reward from ÚČNK for quality recordings and transcripts.
Learning outcomes
Student will be able to:
- understand the issues of acquiring and annotating spoken data;
- understand phonetics of the Czech language;
- provide transcriptions according to prescribed rules;
- work with ELAN app.
Key topics
  • 1. Familiarizing students with the issue.
  • 2. Assigning the rules for uploading and transcribing the data, getting familiar with ELAN app.
  • 3. Sample transcriptions, practice transcription.
  • 4. Recording and consultation space.
  • 5. Editing and transcribing the recording.
  • 6. Final consultations.
Study resources and literature
  • Kuebler, Sandra, Zinsmeister Heike. Corpus Linguistics and Linguistically Annotated Corpora. Bloomsbury Academic, 2014.
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
Workshop (transcripts), independent work (recordings), discussion and consultation.
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
Active participation in seminars, providing recordings in good quality and their transcription according to given annotation rules.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2018, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2021, recent)
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